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Quiz: Where should you plan your next summer weekend trip?

Posted on July 3, 2025   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
City Cast Boise staff

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Which City Cast city will you visit this summer? From left to right: The skylines of Austin, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Jacoby Cochran/City Cast Chicago; Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Which City Cast city will you visit this summer? From left to right: The skylines of Austin, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Jacoby Cochran/City Cast Chicago; Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

While our 13 City Cast cities (Austin, Boise, Chicago, D.C., Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Madison, Nashville, Philly, Pittsburgh, Portland, and Salt Lake) duked it out in our most recent podcast episode, debating which of our cities is the best for a long weekend trip, we wanted to give you the chance to find the summer city that best suits your vibe, too.

Would you rather eat at a kitschy Mexican restaurant with a 30-foot waterfall and cliff divers, or explore a pickle-themed festival spread across two scenic bridges? Embark on a naked bike ride (which doubles as a protest) or kayak down a historic river? The choice is (literally) yours!

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